Questions tagged [anand]
Viswanathan Anand was FIDE world champion 2000-2002 and undisputed world champion 2007-2013.
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How many moves ahead does Anand calculate in his mind?
I always wondered about this! How many moves ahead can strong players like Anand actually 'see' during the game? How does the calculation of a supercomputer like Deep Blue differ from that of strong ...
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Why Anand and Carlsen insisted on playing the same opening/defense
They played the Berlin defense and Ruy Lopez. Well the question is more like: why Anand insisted to play Ruy Lopez again and again. wouldn't be better if he had tried najdorf and nimzo indian earlier? ...
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Rating calculations for Anand-Carlsen world championship
I have some interesting questions that have to do with the rating changes and calculations for the Anand-Carlsen world championship.
First, some preliminary information:
Carlsen's live rating: 2870,...
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